The NXT Championship floodgates opened for the entire WWE NXT roster on Tuesdayand naturally everyone tried to fight to the best of their ability. In the end it was taken by E.K. Prosper.
As Grayson Waller, the reigning NXT Champion, awaited his opener in the ring, chaos broke out backstage and around the ring. Kicks were exchanged, punches were thrown, and Zillah Fatu and Cruz Montana even took turns throwing each other out of the ring. Still, Prosper found an opening to enter the ring to officially answer the bell for himself.
The rising NXT star stormed into the match red-hot, connecting with a springboard rocket before sending Waller to the outside with another one. A moonsault from Prosper off the apron followed, as did a Frog Splash for a nearfall.
Later in the match, Waller gained control by throwing Prosper into the steel ring cables and steel steps. That momentum didn’t last long though, as Prosper came back with a hurricanrana, a pair of clotheslines and a superkick to leave the champion stunned. Waller’s face hits the mat, courtesy of a DDT. His shoulders would then stick to it to let the michinoku fall to the driver.
Waller landed a near fall shortly after. When Prosper refused the job, he then cleared the announce table with the intention of sending Prosper there. Instead, Prosper drove him through it with a springboard moonsault and got another near fall from a leg lariat that followed. The champion rebounded with a knee drop and a pair of spinning stunners, the latter of which finally dropped Prosper for the three count.
Mason Rook was originally going to challenge Waller for the NXT title. Hours before the broadcast, however, NXT officials revealed that he would be sidelined for the foreseeable future. An open challenge to the members of the NXT roster then followed CM Punk and AJ Styles both reject it.
